Building a Resilient Digital Future: Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Operational Excellence for the Next 20 Years

The next 20 years will define whether Southeast Asia's digital infrastructure can withstand the perfect storm of cyber warfare, climate challenges, and unprecedented scale demands—or crumble under the pressure of exponential growth.

As the Philippines positions itself as a regional digital powerhouse, industry leaders face an unforgiving reality: today's infrastructure decisions will either enable decades of prosperity or create catastrophic vulnerabilities that could paralyze entire economies.

This defining closing panel: "Building a Resilient Digital Future: Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Operational Excellence for the Next 20 Years" brings together the architects of tomorrow's digital fortress to confront the most critical challenges ahead.

This future-shaping discussion features:

• Andrew Green (Senior Director Regional Data Centre Practice Lead, JLL) – Moderator

• Col. Francel Margareth Padilla-Taborlupa (Cybersecurity Woman Leader and Evangelist)

• JP Pagcaliwagan (Director, Head of Facilities Master Planning, Globe Telecom)

• Ernesto Jun Rufino (Vice President-IT, Royal Cargo Inc)

From defending against emerging cyber threats to commissioning 300 MW facilities and implementing sustainable IFM practices, these resilience experts reveal how operational excellence isn't just about efficiency—it's about survival in an increasingly volatile digital landscape.